Provo Senior AdvisorBy Provo Senior Advisor Care Team · September 25, 2026
DLBC's records list 44 assisted living licenses in Utah County with 2,395 licensed beds: 35 Type II and 9 Type I. Twenty-one licenses hold 523 secure memory care beds. Beds are spread fairly evenly across north county, Provo-Orem and south county, so most families can find licensed options within a short drive of relatives.
Why count licenses at all?
Families usually meet assisted living through a website or a hospital list, which makes it hard to see the whole market. The State of Utah's licensing record is the one list that includes every building, because a place that helps two or more unrelated adults with daily activities for more than a day must hold an assisted living license from the Division of Licensing and Background Checks (DLBC). Counting those licenses tells you how much real choice exists near the people who will visit.
We pulled DLBC's public records for Utah County on November 6, 2026, along with the state's monthly report that shows how many beds in each building are secure. The figures below come from those records, not from marketing listings.
How many assisted living facilities does Utah County have?
Utah County has 44 assisted living licenses with 2,395 licensed beds. Thirty-five are Type II, the license for residents who may need one person's help to evacuate and who receive registered-nurse oversight, and nine are Type I, the license for residents who can get out of the building on their own.
| Part of the county | Licenses | Licensed beds | Secure beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| North county (Lehi, American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Highland, Alpine, Cedar Hills, Lindon, Saratoga Springs) | 17 | 922 | 158 |
| Provo and Orem | 12 | 806 | 181 |
| South county (Springville, Mapleton, Spanish Fork, Salem, Payson, Elk Ridge, Santaquin) | 15 | 667 | 184 |
| Utah County total | 44 | 2,395 | 523 |
Source: Utah DLBC licensing records and the November 2026 regulated health facility report.
What does the Type II majority mean for families?
Four out of five licenses in the county are Type II. That is good news for families planning ahead, because a Type II building can keep a resident whose needs grow, at least until that resident needs continual nursing for more than 15 days. A Type I resident who starts needing help to evacuate has to move.
The nine Type I licenses still matter. They tend to be smaller and lower-key, and for a parent who is largely independent but should not live alone, a Type I home can be a calm, affordable fit. Just ask each one how often residents outgrow the license and where they usually go next.
How many beds are locked memory care?
Twenty-one of the 35 Type II licenses report secure beds, 523 in all. In Utah, memory care is not a separate license. A locked unit is an approved secure unit inside a Type II license, with a secure-unit admission agreement, a wander-risk agreement and at least one direct-care worker inside the unit at all times.
Several of those buildings are entirely secure, including smaller residential houses in Provo, Payson, Salem, Santaquin and Spanish Fork. Others are large campuses with a locked wing next to regular assisted living, such as Spring Gardens Lehi with 48 secure beds and Legacy Village of Provo with 42.
Are the buildings mostly large or small?
Thirty-four of the 44 licenses fall in Utah's large size class, meaning 17 or more residents, and 10 are in the small class of 6 to 16 residents. None is in the limited-capacity class of 2 to 5. The median Utah County license has room for about 36 or 37 residents, while the largest, Courtyard at Jamestown in Provo, is licensed for 222.
Size changes daily life. Small homes often mean the same few caregivers and a quieter house; large buildings bring dining rooms, activity calendars and more staff on each shift. Neither is better in itself, and size tells you nothing about quality on its own.
How long have these buildings been licensed?
The oldest assisted living license in the county on DLBC's record, Cove Point Retirement in Provo, has been regulated since 1980, and several others date to the late 1990s. At the other end, a Lehi building was licensed in 2023, a Saratoga Springs campus in 2024, and an Orem home and a Mapleton building in 2025. The county has added capacity steadily as its population has grown.
A long license history shows continuity of ownership or operation, not quality. A brand-new building may have no inspection history yet, which is neither good nor bad on its own. Ask a new building who runs it and where else that operator holds licenses, then look up those other records.
How to turn the count into a shortlist
Start with the care level. If your parent can still get out of a building alone and mostly needs meals, reminders and company, both license types are open to you. If they need hands-on help with transfers or are likely to decline, focus on Type II. If wandering is a concern, focus on the 21 licenses with secure beds.
Then filter by geography. Our assisted living roster can be sorted and filtered by city, so it takes a minute to see every license within reach of the family members who will visit. Pick three or four, read each profile's inspection history, and call for written pricing before you tour. That approach replaces a long list of websites with a short list of licensed, checked options.
What the numbers do not tell you
A license count does not show prices, openings or how well a building is run. For quality, the best public record is DLBC's 36-month inspection history, which our facility profiles summarize. For price, Utah's 2025 CareScout median of about $5,233 a month for assisted living is the only published benchmark; no Provo-Orem figure exists.
The practical takeaway is that Utah County families rarely have to choose between staying near family and finding a licensed building. With licenses spread from Lehi to Santaquin, start with the part of the county where visitors live, then compare records and quotes there.
Frequently asked questions
How many assisted living facilities are in Utah County?
DLBC's records list 44 assisted living licenses in Utah County with 2,395 licensed beds, as of November 6, 2026.
How many memory care beds are in Utah County?
Twenty-one Type II licenses report 523 secure memory care beds on DLBC's November 2026 report.
What is the difference between Type I and Type II?
Type I residents can evacuate on their own; Type II residents may need one person's limited help, and Type II adds registered-nurse oversight and a certified nurse aide on duty around the clock.
Where do these numbers come from?
From Utah DLBC's public licensing records and its monthly regulated health facility report, not from operator websites.
